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-![Header](https://github.com/psavarmattas/psavarmattas/blob/master/header.png)
+<a href="https://github.com/psavarmattas">
+  <img src="https://github.com/psavarmattas/psavarmattas/blob/master/header.png" alt="Header">
+</a>
 
-<h1 align="center">Hi 👋, I'm Puranjay S Mattas aka psavarmattas</h1>
-<h3 align="center">A passionate developer & AI/ML Engineer</h3>
+<h1 align="center">Hi, I'm Puranjay S Mattas 👋</h1>
+<h3 align="center">PhD Researcher, Software Engineer & DevOps Enthusiast</h3>
 
-<p align="left"> <a href="https://github.com/ryo-ma/github-profile-trophy"><img src="https://github-profile-trophy.vercel.app/?username=psavarmattas" alt="psavarmattas" /></a> </p>
-
-- 🔭 I’m currently working as a Research Engineer/Assistant Lecturer at [TUS Ireland](https://tus.ie/)
-
-- 👨‍💻 See all my projects on my [portfolio](https://psavarmattas.wordpress.com)
-
-- 📝 I regularly write articles on [my blog](https://psmforums.wordpress.com)
-
-- 💬 Ask me about **Python, AOSP, AI, ML, etc.**
-
-- 📫 How to reach me **puranjaysavarmattas@gmail.com**
-
-- ⚡ Fun fact **If you ask me for help I'll help!**
-
-<h3 align="left">Connect with me:</h3>
-<p align="left">
-<a href="https://dev.to/psmattas" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/devto.svg" alt="psmattas" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="https://twitter.com/gamerleague69" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/twitter.svg" alt="gamerleague69" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="https://linkedin.com/in/psmattas" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/linked-in-alt.svg" alt="psmattas" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/16949138" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/stack-overflow.svg" alt="16949138" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="https://kaggle.com/psmattas" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/kaggle.svg" alt="psmattas" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="https://instagram.com/psmattas" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/instagram.svg" alt="psmattas" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/psmforums" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/youtube.svg" alt="psmforums" height="30" width="40" /></a>
-<a href="/https://psmforums.wordpress.com/blogs/feed/" target="blank"><img align="center" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator/master/src/images/icons/Social/rss.svg" alt="https://psmforums.wordpress.com/blogs/feed/" height="30" width="40" /></a>
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/psmattas/" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/LinkedIn-0077B5?style=for-the-badge&logo=linkedin&logoColor=white" alt="LinkedIn"></a>
+  <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=toddxBYAAAAJ&hl=en" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Google_Scholar-4285F4?style=for-the-badge&logo=googlescholar&logoColor=white" alt="Google Scholar"></a>
+  <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Puranjay-Mattas" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/ResearchGate-00CCBB?style=for-the-badge&logo=researchgate&logoColor=white" alt="ResearchGate"></a>
+  <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5314-5647" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/ORCID-A6CE39?style=for-the-badge&logo=orcid&logoColor=white" alt="ORCID"></a>
+  <a href="https://tus.ie/staff-directory/puranjay-savar-mattas/" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/TUS_Profile-004B8D?style=for-the-badge&logo=school&logoColor=white" alt="TUS Profile"></a>
 </p>
 
-<h3 align="left">Languages and Tools:</h3>
-<p align="left"> <a href="https://developer.android.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/android/android-original-wordmark.svg" alt="android" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/gnu_bash/gnu_bash-icon.svg" alt="bash" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.cprogramming.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/c/c-original.svg" alt="c" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/cplusplus/cplusplus-original.svg" alt="cplusplus" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://cdn.worldvectorlogo.com/logos/django.svg" alt="django" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.docker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/docker/docker-original-wordmark.svg" alt="docker" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.figma.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/figma/figma-icon.svg" alt="figma" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://firebase.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/firebase/firebase-icon.svg" alt="firebase" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://flask.palletsprojects.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/pocoo_flask/pocoo_flask-icon.svg" alt="flask" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://flutter.dev" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/flutterio/flutterio-icon.svg" alt="flutter" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://git-scm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/git-scm/git-scm-icon.svg" alt="git" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.w3.org/html/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/html5/html5-original-wordmark.svg" alt="html5" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://ifttt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/ifttt/ifttt-ar21.svg" alt="ifttt" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.java.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/java/java-original.svg" alt="java" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://kotlinlang.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/kotlinlang/kotlinlang-icon.svg" alt="kotlin" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://kubernetes.io" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/kubernetes/kubernetes-icon.svg" alt="kubernetes" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.linux.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/linux/linux-original.svg" alt="linux" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.mongodb.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/mongodb/mongodb-original-wordmark.svg" alt="mongodb" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.svgrepo.com/show/303229/microsoft-sql-server-logo.svg" alt="mssql" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.mysql.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/mysql/mysql-original-wordmark.svg" alt="mysql" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://nodejs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/nodejs/nodejs-original-wordmark.svg" alt="nodejs" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://opencv.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/opencv/opencv-icon.svg" alt="opencv" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://pandas.pydata.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/2ae2a900d2f041da66e950e4d48052658d850630/icons/pandas/pandas-original.svg" alt="pandas" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.photoshop.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/photoshop/photoshop-line.svg" alt="photoshop" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.php.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/php/php-original.svg" alt="php" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.postgresql.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/postgresql/postgresql-original-wordmark.svg" alt="postgresql" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.python.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/python/python-original.svg" alt="python" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://pytorch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/pytorch/pytorch-icon.svg" alt="pytorch" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://scikit-learn.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Scikit_learn_logo_small.svg" alt="scikit_learn" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://seaborn.pydata.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://seaborn.pydata.org/_images/logo-mark-lightbg.svg" alt="seaborn" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.selenium.dev" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/detain/svg-logos/780f25886640cef088af994181646db2f6b1a3f8/svg/selenium-logo.svg" alt="selenium" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://spring.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/springio/springio-icon.svg" alt="spring" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/sqlite/sqlite-icon.svg" alt="sqlite" width="40" height="40"/> </a> <a href="https://www.tensorflow.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/tensorflow/tensorflow-icon.svg" alt="tensorflow" width="40" height="40"/> </a> </p>
+---
 
-<p><img align="center" src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/top-langs?username=psavarmattas&show_icons=true&locale=en&layout=compact" alt="psavarmattas" /></p>
+### 👨‍💻 About Me
 
-<p>&nbsp;<img align="center" src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=psavarmattas&show_icons=true&locale=en" alt="psavarmattas" /></p>
+I'm a **Software Engineer** and **PhD Researcher** passionate about building innovative solutions at the intersection of AI, Machine Learning, and robust DevOps practices. I enjoy bridging the gap between complex technical concepts and real-world applications.
+
+Currently, I work as a **Research Engineer** at **COMAND Technology Gateway (SRI)**, leading AI/ML research sprints for industry partners, and as an **Assistant Lecturer** at the **Technological University of the Shannon (TUS)**. My professional work is complemented by my doctoral research, where I am exploring the frontiers of synthetic data generation.
+
+- 🔭 **My current focus:** Developing AI prototypes, advancing my PhD research, and automating infrastructure.
+- 🌱 **I’m exploring:** Ethical AI and creating realistic, privacy-preserving synthetic data.
+- 💬 **Ask me about:** Python, AI/ML, DevOps, Synthetic Data, and Full-Stack Development.
+- 📫 **How to reach me:** [support@psmattas.com](mailto:support@psmattas.com)
+
+---
+
+### 🎓 PhD Research: Synthetic Data Generation
+
+I am currently pursuing a **PhD in Engineering** at the **Technological University of the Shannon**. My research focuses on **Synthetic Data Generation**, where I am developing novel methods to create high-quality, privacy-preserving data for AI and machine learning applications. My goal is to address data scarcity and privacy challenges in fields like computer vision and NLP.
+
+**Interested in collaborating?** If you are a researcher, developer, or enthusiast in the fields of Generative Models, Deep Learning, or Ethical AI, I would be thrilled to connect. Feel free to reach out!
+
+---
+
+### 🛠️ My Tech Stack
+
+#### Programming & Scripting Languages
+<p align="left">
+  <a href="https://www.python.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/python/python-original.svg" alt="Python" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.java.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/java/java-original.svg" alt="Java" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://isocpp.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/cplusplus/cplusplus-original.svg" alt="C++" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/csharp/csharp-original.svg" alt="C#" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.cprogramming.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/c/c-original.svg" alt="C" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://kotlinlang.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/kotlinlang/kotlinlang-icon.svg" alt="Kotlin" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.php.net" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/php/php-original.svg" alt="PHP" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/gnu_bash/gnu_bash-icon.svg" alt="Bash" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.w3.org/html/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/html5/html5-original-wordmark.svg" alt="HTML5" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+</p>
+
+#### Databases & Data Stores
+<p align="left">
+  <a href="https://www.postgresql.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/postgresql/postgresql-original-wordmark.svg" alt="PostgreSQL" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.mysql.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/mysql/mysql-original-wordmark.svg" alt="MySQL" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.svgrepo.com/show/303229/microsoft-sql-server-logo.svg" alt="MS SQL Server" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.mongodb.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/mongodb/mongodb-original-wordmark.svg" alt="MongoDB" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/sqlite/sqlite-icon.svg" alt="SQLite" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://firebase.google.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/firebase/firebase-icon.svg" alt="Firebase" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://developer.android.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/android/android-original-wordmark.svg" alt="Android" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+</p>
+
+#### AI, Frameworks & Libraries
+<p align="left">
+  <a href="https://pytorch.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/pytorch/pytorch-icon.svg" alt="PyTorch" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.tensorflow.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/tensorflow/tensorflow-icon.svg" alt="TensorFlow" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://scikit-learn.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Scikit_learn_logo_small.svg" alt="Scikit-learn" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://pandas.pydata.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/2ae2a900d2f041da66e950e4d48052658d850630/icons/pandas/pandas-original.svg" alt="Pandas" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://opencv.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/opencv/opencv-icon.svg" alt="OpenCV" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://angular.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/angularjs/angularjs-original.svg" alt="Angular" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://flask.palletsprojects.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/palletsprojects_flask/palletsprojects_flask-icon.svg" alt="Flask" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.worldvectorlogo.com/logos/django.svg" alt="Django" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://spring.io/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/springio/springio-icon.svg" alt="Spring" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://flutter.dev" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/flutterio/flutterio-icon.svg" alt="Flutter" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.selenium.dev" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/detain/svg-logos/780f25886640cef088af994181646db2f6b1a3f8/svg/selenium-logo.svg" alt="Selenium" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+</p>
+
+#### DevOps, Platforms & Tools
+<p align="left">
+  <a href="https://www.docker.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/docker/docker-original-wordmark.svg" alt="Docker" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://kubernetes.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/kubernetes/kubernetes-icon.svg" alt="Kubernetes" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://helm.sh/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/helm/helm-original.svg" alt="Helm" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.jenkins.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/jenkins/jenkins-original.svg" alt="Jenkins" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/features/actions" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/github/github-icon.svg" alt="GitHub Actions" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.linux.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/linux/linux-original.svg" alt="Linux" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://git-scm.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/git-scm/git-scm-icon.svg" alt="Git" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/jira/jira-original-wordmark.svg" alt="Jira" width="40" height="40"/></a>
+  <a href="https://www.truenas.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/truenas_scale-logo-full-color-rgb.png" alt="TrueNAS" width="150" height="150"/></a>
+</p>
+
+---
+
+### 📈 My GitHub Stats
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=psavarmattas&theme=vue-dark&show_icons=true&hide_border=false&count_private=true" alt="Puranjay's GitHub Stats">
+  <img src="https://github-readme-streak-stats.herokuapp.com/?user=psavarmattas&theme=vue-dark&hide_border=false" alt="Puranjay's GitHub Streak">
+  <img src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/top-langs/?username=psavarmattas&theme=vue-dark&show_icons=true&hide_border=false&layout=compact" alt="Puranjay's Top Languages">
+</p>
+
+---
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://github.com/ryo-ma/github-profile-trophy">
+    <img src="https://github-profile-trophy.vercel.app/?username=psavarmattas&theme=monokai&column=7" alt="Puranjay's Trophies">
+  </a>
+</p>